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Brew: 6.0.18 Release

Release date:

August 17, 2026

Previous version:

6.0.17 (released August 11, 2026)

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Contributors:

7 total committers

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2 Features Released with 6.0.18

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Top Contributors in 6.0.18

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Release Notes Published

What's Changed

Build and publish large runner docker image by @iMichka in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23345
Avoid nil cask versions during installation by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23499
Use cask dependencies for platform support by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23496
Fix role used to push to ECR by @iMichka in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23500
Report unavailable cask platforms accurately by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23501
Add supported_platforms to cask API data by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23503
cask: merge multiple conflicts_with stanzas by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23506
Normalize hyphenated HOMEBREW_CASK_OPTS option names by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23505
sbom: add purl external references for sources using Vulns::Identify by @kmarekspartz in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23459
bump: retry, then skip packages on transient GitHub API errors by @moscowmule2240 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23504
Drop legacy option names when deserializing cask config by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23508
Show upgraded dependencies during installation by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23509
Publish multi-platform long runner image by @rexmhall09 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23502
Stop inferring cask OS support from artifact types by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23513
Report progress when uploading bottles by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23520
utils/git: only mutate describe-cache when .git is user-owned by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23517
advisory-match: add --repology to load a local index by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23516
cask/audit: anchor sha256 check to string by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23518
Record startup phases in brew prof --timings by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23526
bundle: accept only remote sources for uv tools by @tftio in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23469
Keep one failure from aborting a batch install by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23525
utils/cpan: add offline test coverage by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23527
docs: clarify cask artifact OS guidance by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23524
utils/cpan: fail closed on non-CPAN and livecheck resources by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23529
rubocops/cask: add sha256 stanza ordering by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23532
utils/curl: request headers when body is unused by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23528
Faster brew cleanup with many installed packages by @mrjbq7 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23515
generate-advisories-api: add advisory index generator by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23530
extend/ENV/super: remove outdated cccfg flag comments by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23535
utils/clang: allow Version type for kernel_version by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23536
keg: create share/pwsh as a real directory when linking by @daeho-ro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23537
sandbox: keep terminal output translation on during PTY passthrough by @aholland in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23514
Use internal JSON for update reports by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23540
Handle disappearing Landlock paths by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23541
cask/upgrade: claim macOS may prompt rather than will by @aholland in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23545

New Contributors

@moscowmule2240 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23504
@mrjbq7 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23515

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/6.0.17...6.0.18